The thing that really hit me today was characters. I know you would think writing your fourth book you would be in touch with all of your characters personalities, but I got to see a new side to my main guy Seth. Now i have a lot of fun with Seth, he has been depressed, happy, angry, in love and basically everything else, except crazy. Well guess what I got to do today? My hero has gone mad due to, call it a drug addiction (but its not). I get to see a whole new side that I didn't know he had (if you are not a writer you will not understand this at all).
So you go through all your characters. When I first started writing a book I usually start of with stereotypical personalities and then grow on it. For example I will go back to Seth. At first I knew Seth would be a man who was over coming depression and was almost never happy. As time went on I figured he was depressed because his parents died young and he was protective of his sister. She was the only family he had left, until she died under the wrath of my main girl's father. You see? Now all in one chapter he has a past which is sure to add to his personality in the future.
As the book went on he became happier and happier. He went from being alone to having someone and that made all the difference. there is depth, there is a way for me the writer to get in the characters head, and he has went from being a depressed kid in the corner to a person with a past.
Rule: All people have a past, characters must too.
Now as you may have noticed, you are not perfect, and as hard as it may be to believe I am not either, so your characters can't. My main female Elizabeth has a stutter, Seth is a wreck half the time, Isabella (Elizabeth;s sister) has insecurities.
Rule: No one is perfect, either is your character
One last thing, most people need to be able to be able to relate to at least one part of their characters personalities, so if you are having trouble, make them have one part of you. All my characters have some part of me, and as time goes on maybe I will be able to make one completely different. Especially if you are just starting out this can be a good start for you.
I really hope this helps, and makes sense you guys!!
-Ally
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bones is still on :D ZACK IS BACK! ... if you watch that show you will know what I am talking about. anyways just catching up. see you guys in two days!
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